Miscellaneous Do It Yourselfhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product-category/books-dvds/do-it-yourself/miscellaneousMiscellaneous Do It YourselfCAMPFIRE CUISINEhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/campfire-cuisine<p>Finally, here's a guide for people who love good food and the great outdoors. <em>Campfire Cuisine</em> provides more than 100 recipes for delicious, healthy, satisfying meals to make at your campsite or in any outdoor setting. Author Robin Donovan also includes tips on meal planning, shopping and choosing the right equipment. Armed with <em>Campfire Cuisine</em> everyone from die-hard foodies to novice cooks will be ready to take on eating well while camping out.</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:32:14 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/campfire-cuisineCAPPERS FARMER FALL 2013https://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/cappers-farmer-fall-2013<p>A treasure-trove of valuable information, the fall issue of <em>Capper's Farmer</em> includes great articles for homemade ice cream, condiments and pizza; a beginner's guide to canning; 17 uses for baking soda; ideas for planting flowers; and much more.<br><br> Wonderful recipes fill the pages of this special issue. Enjoy serving up cool treats such as Fudge Ripple Ice Cream and Simple Butter Pecan Ice Cream. Craft your own condiments by learning to create homemade mayonnaise, barbecue sauce and fresh tomato ketchup.<br><br> Within this issue you'll also find simple tips to enhance the fresh flavors on your grill. Solve all kinds of household problems with baking soda, using it for everything from cleaning to creating beauty products. Save money by planting a fall salad garden: Not only will it provide beauty in your yard, its delicious flavors will leave money in your pocket. Enjoy a look at what camping gear was used in 1900, how much it cost, and how much the gear weighed.<br><br> Other articles include:</p>
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<li>Summer Kitchen: The original outdoor cook room holds comforting memories and historical tidbits.</li>
<li>Fall for Comfort Food: Stay in and cook up one of these classic dishes.</li>
<li>An Apple a Day &hellip; : &hellip; really can keep the doctor away!</li>
<li>Country Canines: The life of a farm dog is one to be envied, especially by town breeds.</li>
<li>An Old-Fashioned Scrapbook: Preserve family history in a beautiful DIY heritage album.</li>
</ul>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:32:07 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/cappers-farmer-fall-2013CAPPERS FARMER PRACTICAL LIVING RESOURCE SEThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/cappers-farmer-practical-living-resource-set<p>Roasting a turkey. Making your own soap. Coloring Easter eggs with natural homemade dye. Growing anything in containers. Making homemade ice cream. Canning your garden's bounty. All this and more can be found within the pages of these four 100-page guides. Filled with some of the best articles on practical advice for a homemade life, this set covers everything from delicious recipes to gardening, from homemade gifts and cards to homemade cleaning products.<br><br> Set includes:<br> Capper's Farmer Winter 2012<br> Experience the nostalgia of homemade gifts, classic recipes, and more traditions from Christmases past on the farm. From roasting a turkey 1860s style to creating homemade gift jars, from satisfying the seasonal sweet tooth to savoring the songs of Christmas, this special edition offers up a buffet of knowledge.<br><br> Capper's Farmer Spring 2013<br> From craft projects to guides for your woodstoves and chimneys, from delicious recipes to sowing seeds, this guide has a variety of projects for getting you through the winter, and your garden and home ready for spring. With 100 pages of tips, recipes, projects, photographs and more, this resourceful issue will have you and your family busy all season long.<br><br> Capper's Farmer Summer 2013<br> Directions for creating nontoxic cleaning products, advice for raising baby animals, delicious recipes, gardening guidance, recycling ideas for farm fixtures, flower-growing techniques, summer holiday memories and more are included in the <em>Capper's Farmer Summer 2013</em>.<br><br> Capper's Farmer Fall 2013<br> With summer in full swing and fall right around the corner, the <em>Capper's Farmer Fall 2013</em> special will be your guide to filling your summer days with delicious recipes, readers' hometown stories, fun activities such as planting flowers, and much more!</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:32:55 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/cappers-farmer-practical-living-resource-setCHICKEN COOPS - 45 BUILDING PLANS FOR HOUSING YOUR FLOCKhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/chicken-coops-45-building-plans-for-housing-your-flock<p>Chicken coops come in all sizes and styles to meet the needs of every chicken family. Start a great DIY project, and build a chicken coop with these how-to drawings and conceptual plans for 45 different designs — from strictly practical to flights of fancy — guaranteed to meet the needs of every chicken owner. A 16-page color section shows detailed photos of many of the featured coops.</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:43:47 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/chicken-coops-45-building-plans-for-housing-your-flockCOOL TOOLS: A CATALOG OF POSSIBILITIEShttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/cool-tools-a-catalog-of-possibilities<p><em>Cool Tools</em> features a selection of the best tools, the cheapest, or the only ones available to do the job. This oversized book reviews more than 1,500 different tools, explaining why each one is great, and what its benefits are. Illuminating the possibilities contained in each item, the catalog serves as an education outside the classroom. The content was derived from 10 years of user reviews published at the <em>Cool Tools</em> website.</p>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:25:10 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/cool-tools-a-catalog-of-possibilitiesFARMS WITH A FUTUREhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/farms-with-a-future<p>As communities seek greater resiliency in the wake of economic upheaval, job loss, climate change and global food shortages, local farmers are seen as a key resource to help reinvigorate (or create) a diversified, regionalized, ecologically based food system. <em>Farms with a Future</em> explores the passion, creativity and entrepreneurship that's needed to help family farms find their niche and remain sustainable and successful in an age of agribusiness and consolidation.<br><br>
What is a farm with a future? What will make it sustainable and resilient? And what key qualities and skills does a farmer need in today's climate to be successful?<br><br>
Rebecca Thistlethwaite addresses these and other crucial questions in this must-read book for anyone aspiring to get into small to mid-scale market farming, or who wants to make their existing farm more dynamic, profitable and, above all, sustainable.<br><br>
A growing interest in locally grown food is evident: In 2008, local food sales (direct to consumers or direct to restaurants/retailers) totaled $4.8 billion dollars, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report. Those sales were predicted to top $7 billion by the end of 2011.<br><br>
An experienced farmer herself, Thistlethwaite does not idealize or romanticize her subject in <em>Farms with a Future</em>. "If you are not prepared for some serious hard work, inclement weather, dirt lodged in every crevice of your body, and being so dog-tired that you fall into your easy chair at night and don't wake up until the next morning, then you might look into another vocation," the author warns.<br><br>
Thistlethwaite and her husband took a one-year sabbatical and traveled the length and breadth of the United States to live and work alongside some of the nation's most innovative farmers to learn some of their best practices … and a whole lot about what doesn't work too.<br><br>
<em>Farms with a Future</em> introduces readers to some of the country's most innovative farmers, who are embracing their "inner entrepreneur": unabashedly marketing and sharing the pride they have for what they produce; building systems and finding efficiencies and cost savings so they don't have to keep raising prices every year; shying away from huge debt loads by developing ways to build their businesses patiently over time, using earned income or creative arrangements with their community of customers; harnessing natural processes to ensure they are not degrading the natural resources the farms depend upon; and treating their employees and volunteers like family.<br><br>
While many other books address agricultural production, very few talk about business management for long-term sustainability. <em>Farms with a Future</em> will help guide farmers to manage for long-term sustainability and build a triple-bottom-line farming business focused on economic viability, social justice and ecological soundness.</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:22:53 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/farms-with-a-futureHOW TO BUILD AN UNDERGROUND HOUSEhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/how-to-build-an-underground-house<p>Malcolm Wells' fourth book about underground architecture will show you that building a house underground is not only possible but also a very good idea for those who want a friendly-with-the-earth life.<br> <br> This book covers everything you need to know about underground building, from concept basics to house plans you can use for your own underground home. <br><br> An architect by trade, Wells lived in The Underground Art Gallery, in Brewster, Mass., and wrote several books about this subject, which he began promoting in 1964. A pioneer of underground building and natural design, he penned such best-selling books as <em>Gentle Architecture</em> and <em>The Earth-Sheltered House</em>. <em>How to Build an Underground House</em> is scanned from his own handwritten and illustrated pages and is self-published.</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:19:55 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/how-to-build-an-underground-houseMETALWORKINGhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/metalworking<p>With more than 2,000 black&ndash;and&ndash;white illustrations and clear, practical instructions given by expert handyman and blacksmith Paul N. Hasluck, <em>Metalworking</em> offers everything you need to know to turn a chunk of metal into a useful and well&ndash;crafted product.<br><br> From building a blast furnace and polishing metals to forging iron and steel and spinning metals on a lathe, this comprehensive guidebook includes the tools, materials, and processes that are fundamental to the art of metalworking. Included here is information on working sheet metals, gold, and silver; building a dynamo and electric motor; making a vertical steam engine; and more!<br><br> This ultimate, do&ndash;it&ndash;yourself guide to metalworking is ideal for all handymen and women, do&ndash;it&ndash;yourself&ndash;types, and industry professionals &mdash;amateur and seasoned alike!</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:43:52 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/metalworkingPRACTICAL DIY PROJECTS CD-ROM, V.2https://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/practical-diy-projects-cd-rom-v-2<p>CLEARANCE ITEM. PREVIOUS RETAIL PRICE WAS $24.95.<br><br>
<strong>IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THIS PRODUCT: The software on this version of Mother Earth News Practical 101 DIY Projects CD, Vol. 2, triggers a security breech when updating to version 7 or higher of Java. While an internet connection is not required to access the content on this CD, it does require an internet browser with Java for viewing the files. As a result of the security breech, the files on this CD cannot be viewed once Java has been updated to version 7 or higher.</strong><br><br>
This second collection of <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Mother Earth News'</span> most popular DIY articles provides enough fun, rewarding projects to keep you and your family busy all year long. Made available to you in an easy-to-use CD-ROM format, just like our popular <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Mother Earth News</span> Archive on CD-ROM.<br>
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Selected from nearly 40 years of material, this collection provides 147 articles for enough fun, rewarding projects to keep you busy every single weekend for a full year!<br><br>
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This CD also operates with Mozilla 1.4 and Opera 7 browsers.</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:12:37 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/practical-diy-projects-cd-rom-v-2THE BACKYARD BEEKEEPERhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-backyard-beekeeper<p><em>The Backyard Beekeeper</em>, now revised and expanded, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to gardeners, crafters, and cooks everywhere. This expanded edition gives you even more information on "greening" your beekeeping with sustainable practices, pesticide-resistant bees, and urban and suburban beekeeping. More than a guide to beekeeping, it is a handbook for harvesting the products of a beehive and a honey cookbook--all in one lively, beautifully illustrated reference. This complete honey bee resource contains general information on bees; a how-to guide to the art of beekeeping and how to set up, care for, and harvest honey from your own colonies; as well as tons of bee-related facts and projects. You'll learn the best place to locate your new bee colonies for their safety and yours, and you'll study the best organic and nontoxic ways to care for your bees, from providing fresh water and protection from the elements to keeping them healthy, happy, and productive. Recipes of delicious treats and instructions on how to use honey and beeswax to make candles and beauty treatments are also included.</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:39:48 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-backyard-beekeeperTHE DIY BRIDE: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBERhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-diy-bride-an-affair-to-remember<p>CLEARANCE ITEM. PREVIOUS RETAIL PRICE WAS $21.95. AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!</p>
<p>Hip and crafty brides-to-be understand the value of doing it themselves. Not only is taking a hands-on approach to nuptials a great way to save money, but it allows brides-to-be everywhere to showcase their own personal style. Author Khris Cochran, the wedding world&rsquo;s craft guru, understands how an engaged gal today plans and designs her wedding. The creator of DIYBride.com and author of two highly successful <em>DYI Bride</em> books, she has packed this third volume with 40 brand new fun and original projects. Organized by wedding theme, including Sand &amp; Sea, Bright Lights, Big City, and A Touch of Country, <em>The DIY Bride An Affair to Remember</em> includes themed projects for save-the-dates, invitations, programs, favors, decorations, and more. A popular price comparison box shows how much these DIY projects can save; a budget section itemizes the costs; and a new box offers extra style variations. With 80 inspiring photos, this is the book brides will say "I do" to for a one-of-a-kind wedding.</p>
<p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br> KHRIS COCHRAN is author of <em>The DIY Bride</em> and <em>The DIY Bride Crafty Countdown</em>. She's also creator and founder of the award-winning DIYBride.com, one of today&rsquo;s most popular bridal crafting websites that has been featured in <em>Glamour</em>, <em>Brides</em>, and <em>InStyle</em> magazines. In addition to dishing out wedding expertise daily on DIYBride.com, Khris teaches craft classes in the San Francisco Bay area. www.diybride.com</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:03:26 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-diy-bride-an-affair-to-rememberTHE NATURAL NAVIGATORhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-natural-navigator<p>Before GPS, the compass and even cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood: that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents and cultures, <em>The Natural Navigator</em> will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:32:21 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-natural-navigatorTHE SUGARMAKER'S COMPANIONhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-sugarmaker-s-companion<p><em>The Sugarmaker's Companion</em> is the comprehensive guide that small-and large-scale syrup producers have been waiting for in their quest to create a profitable business model. Author Michael Farrell documents the untapped potential of American forests and shows how sugaring can turn a substantial profit for farmers while providing tremendous enjoyment and satisfaction.</p>
<p>Farrell, sugarmaker and director of the Uihlein Forest at Cornell University, incorporates the wisdom of traditional sugarmaking with the value of modern technology (such as reverse-osmosis machines and vacuum tubing). His balanced view of the industry offers a realistic picture of how modern technology can be beneficial-economically and environmentally.</p>
<p>The first book of its kind, <em>The Sugarmaker's Companion</em> includes:</p>
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<li>A focus on maple syrup as a healthy, local, sustainably produced alternative to corn syrup and other highly processed artificial sweeteners</li>
<li>Discussions about organic certification, sugarhouse registration, and the new international grading system</li>
<li>Information on marketing to create a profitable business model based on scale, interest, access and more</li>
<li>Detailed analyses of the economics of buying and selling sap</li>
<li>Information on ways to process and market other tree saps, including birch and walnut</li>
<li>Ways to enhance diversity in the sugarbush and interplant understory crops for value-added products, such as ginseng, goldenseal and mushrooms</li>
<li>An economic analysis of utilizing maple trees for syrup or sawtimber production.</li>
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<p>In addition, readers and sugarmakers will learn plenty of practical, how-to skills, such as:</p>
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<li>If, and on what scale, syrup production is right for them</li>
<li>How to find trees for tapping</li>
<li>The essentials of sap collection</li>
<li>The art and science of sugarmaking</li>
<li>How to build community through syrup production</li>
<li>Valuable information on ecological forest management and value-added products</li>
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<p>Appealing to foresters, organic farmers with woodlands, homesteaders, preppers, permaculture enthusiasts, and, of course, sugarmakers, this book is applicable to a wide range of climates and regions, and is sure to change the conversation around syrup production and prove invaluable for both home-scale and commercial sugarmakers alike. This is a unique guide to making an integrated sugaring operation, interconnected to the whole-farm system, woodland and community.</p>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:15:28 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-sugarmaker-s-companionTHE TEXTILE ARTISTS STUDIO HANDBOOKhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-textile-artists-studio-handbook<p><em>The Textile Artist's Studio Handbook</em> is the only book you need for expanding your repertoire of textile crafting and design techniques. This is the go-to guide for the foundations of design and fabrication, including a glossary of materials and covering classic techniques that include weaving, dyeing, painting and more! Plus, where else can you get behind-the-scenes access to setting up the best home textile studio for you?<br><br> Authors Visnja Popovic and Owyn Ruck offer advice for exploring basic materials (including fibers, dyes, paints and other media); visual tutorials for spinning, felting, crocheting, weaving, sewing and quilting; primers for surface decoration techniques such as dyeing, painting, stitching and screen printing; and patterns and project instructions.</p>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:53:28 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-textile-artists-studio-handbookTHE USEFUL BOOKhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-useful-book<p>The Useful Book is a modern and energetically designed encyclopedia of DIY, with everything you need to know to roll up your sleeves and cook it, build it, sew it, clean it, or repair it yourself. In other words, everything you would have learned from your shop and home ec teachers, if you'd had them. The book features 138 practical projects and how-tos, with step-by-step instructions and illustrations, relevant charts, sidebars, lists, and handy toolboxes. There&rsquo;s a kitchen crash course, including the must-haves for a well-stocked pantry; how to boil an egg (and peel it frustration-free); how to grill, steam, saut&eacute;, and roast vegetables. There&rsquo;s Sewing 101, plus how to fold a fitted sheet, tie a tie, mop a floor, make a bed, and set the table for a formal dinner. Next up: a 21st-century shop class. The tools that everyone should have, and dozens of cool projects that teach fundamental techniques. Practice measuring, cutting, and nailing by building a birdhouse. Make a bookshelf or a riveted metal picture frame. Plus: do-it-yourself plumbing; car repair basics; and home maintenance, from priming and painting to refinishing wood floors.</p>Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:33:16 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/the-useful-bookTOPSY-TURVY INSIDE-OUT KNIT TOYShttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/topsy-turvy-inside-out-knit-toys<p>Susan B. Anderson's fifth book, her most enchanting yet, turns the spotlight on "reversibles": knitted projects that are two toys in one. <em>Topsy-Turvy Inside-Out Knit Toys</em> offers a a dozen delightful toys, including a dog in a doghouse, a chrysalis with a fluttery surprise inside, a tiny hidden fairy, a vintage toy with a fabled theme to boot, pigs in a blanket, and much more.<br><br> The adorable photographic sequences and the playful and energetic line drawings show how each finished reversible can be turned inside out to reveal its companion toy. Projects are arranged in order from simplest (fine for a beginner) to the most challenging. Finally, the book features tutorials from the author (a great knitting teacher), explaining special techniques: how to apply any appliqu&eacute;, how to do the stem stitch, how to embroider "eyes" on the Bunny and Lamb, and 14 more. It all adds up to the best knitting book of the season.</p>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:33:51 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/topsy-turvy-inside-out-knit-toysWOODCARVING COURSE & REFERENCE MANUALhttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/woodcarving-course-reference-manual<p>The first step into a new craft can be overwhelming: Where to start? What tools to buy? What projects to begin with? Thanks to author and internationally acclaimed woodcarver Chris Pye, this guide is filled with everything a beginning woodcarver needs to know.</p>
<p>Pye's <em>Woodcarving Course & Reference Manual</em> is akin to having a one-on-one course with a master carver. You'll learn what to look for in a workbench, the importance of commissioning your carving tools-there's more to it than just sharpening!-and how to make exacting cuts and execute a variety of techniques. Like any good instructor, Pye includes practice exercises to make you comfortable with the tools and techniques, so you can build your skills and carve with confidence.</p>
<p>Pye's conversational teaching style will encourage you as you follow the step-by-step instructions and work on a number of motifs, as well as projects for low, high and pierced relief, and in-the-round.</p>
<ul>With Pye's help, you'll learn to carve:
<li> Four types of molding</li>
<li> A beautiful koi project in three levels of relief carving</li>
<li> A realistic baseball cap in-the-round</li>
<li> A charming wren in-the-round</li></ul>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:22:24 GMThttps://www.motherearthnews.com:443/store/product/woodcarving-course-reference-manual